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UDEAC
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Central African Customs
and Economic Union
(established - 8 December
1964 / effective - 1 January 1966)
note - acronym from
Union Douaniere et Economique de l'Afrique
Centrale
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WEB site -
http://www.socatel.intnet.cf/accueil1.html
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Aim - to promote the
establishment of a Central African Common
Market.
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Members - (6) Cameroon, Central African
Republic, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial
Guinea, Gabon.
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UN
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United
Nations
(established - 26 June 1945 /
effective - 24 October 1945)
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WEB site - http://www.un.org/
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Aim - to maintain
international peace and security and to promote
cooperation involving economic, social, cultural,
and humanitarian problems
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Members - (184 excluding Yugoslavia)
Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Andorra, Angola,
Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina, Armenia, Australia,
Austria, Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain,
Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize,
Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina,
Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria, Burkina Faso,
Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Canada, Cape
Verde, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile,
China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic Republic of
the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa Rica, Cote
d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech Republic,
Denmark, Djibouti,Dominica, Dominican Republic,
Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea,
Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France,
Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece,
Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana,
Haiti, Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India,
Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, North
Korea, South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos,
Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, The Former
Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Federated States of
Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco,
Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands, NZ,
Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman, Pakistan,
Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San
Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania,
Thailand, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia,
Turkey, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US,
Uruguay, Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam,
Yemen, Yugoslavia (suspended), Zambia, Zimbabwe;
note - all UN members are represented in the
General Assembly
Observers - (2 plus the Palestine
Liberation Organization) Holy See, Switzerland,
Palestine Liberation Organization
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United Nations General
Assembly (established - 26 June 1945 /
effective - 24 October 1945)
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Aim -to function as the
primary deliberative organ of the UN.
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(185) all UN members are represented in the
General Assembly
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United Nations Security
Council (established - 26 June 1945 / effective
- 24 October 1945)
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Aim - to maintain
international peace and security permanent.
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Members - (5) China, France, Russia, UK,
US
Nonpermanent members - (10) elected for
two-year terms by the UN General Assembly
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UNCTAD
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United Nations
Conference on Trade and Development
(established - 30 December
1964)
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WEB site -
http://www.unctad.org/
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Aim - to promote
international trade.
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Members - (188) all UN members plus Holy
See, Switzerland, Tonga
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UNDP
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United Nations
Development Program
(established - 22 November
1965)
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WEB site -
http://www.undp.org/
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Aim - to provide technical
assistance to stimulate economic and social
development.
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Members - (36) selected on a rotating
basis from all regions
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UNEP
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United Nations
Environment Program
(established - 15 December
1972)
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WEB site -
http://www.unep.org/
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Aim - to promote
international cooperation on all environmental
matters.
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Members - (58) selected on a rotating
basis from all regions
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UNESCO
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United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural
Organization
(established -16 November
1945 / effective - 4 November 1946)
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WEB site -
http://www.unesco.org/
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Aim - to promote
cooperation in education, science, and
culture.
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Members - (186) Afghanistan, Albania,
Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda,
Argentina, Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan,
The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados,
Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia,
Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Cook
Islands, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia,
Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia,
Georgia, Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada,
Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti,
Honduras, Hungary, Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran,
Iraq, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan,
Jordan, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea,
South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nauru, Nepal,
Netherlands, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Niue,
Norway, Oman, Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea,
Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal,
Qatar, Romania, Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and
Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Sao Tome and
Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands,
Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan,
Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria,
Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga,
Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan,
Tuvalu, Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, Uruguay,
Uzbekistan, Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen,
Yugoslavia (suspended), Zambia, Zimbabwe
Associate members - (4) Aruba, British
Virgin Islands, Macau, Netherlands Antilles
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UNFPA
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United Nations
Population Fund (established -11 December 1963)
note - acronym retained
from predecessor organization UN Fund for
Population Activities
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WEB site -
http://www.unfpa.org/
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Aim - to assist both
developed and developing countries to deal with
their population problems.
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Members - (34) selected on a rotating
basis from all regions
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UNHCR
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United Nations High
Commissioner for Refugees
(established - 3 December
1949 / effective -1 January 1951)
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WEB site -
http://www.unhchr.ch/
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Aim - to ensure the
humanitarian treatment of refugees and find
permanent solutions to refugee problems.
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Members - (52) Algeria, Argentina,
Australia, Austria, Bangladesh, Belgium, Brazil,
Canada, China, Colombia, Democratic Republic of the
Congo, Denmark, Ethiopia, Finland, France, Germany,
Greece, Holy See, Hungary, India, Iran, Israel,
Italy, Japan, Lebanon, Lesotho, Madagascar,
Morocco, Namibia, Netherlands, Nicaragua, Nigeria,
Norway, Pakistan, Philippines, Poland, Russia,
Somalia, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Sweden,
Switzerland, Tanzania, Thailand, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, UK, US, Venezuela, Yugoslavia
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UNICEF
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United Nations
Children's Fund
(established - 11 December
1946)
note - acronym retained
from the predecessor organization UN International
Children's Emergency Fund
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WEB site -
http://www.unicef.org/
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Aim - to help establish
child health and welfare services.
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Members - (36) selected on a rotating
basis from all regions
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UNIDO
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United Nations
Industrial Development Organization
(established -17 November
1966 / effective -1 January 1967)
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WEB site -
http://www.unido.org/
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Aim - UN specialized
agency that promotes industrial development
especially among the members.
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Members - (168) Afghanistan, Albania,
Algeria, Angola, Argentina, Armenia, Austria,
Azerbaijan, The Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh,
Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan,
Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil,
Bulgaria, Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia,
Cameroon, Canada, Cape Verde, Central African
Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros,
Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the
Congo, Costa Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba,
Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Djibouti,
Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El
Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia,
Fiji, Finland, France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia,
Germany, Ghana, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea,
Guinea-Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Hungary,
India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland, Israel,
Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kenya, North Korea,
South Korea, Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia,
Lebanon, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya, Luxembourg, The
Former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, Madagascar,
Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives, Mali, Malta,
Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico, Moldova, Mongolia,
Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nepal, Netherlands,
NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway, Oman,
Pakistan, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar,Romania,
Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Sao Tome and
Principe, Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra
Leone, Slovakia, Slovenia, Somalia, Spain, Sri
Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden,
Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand,
Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey,
Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela, Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia
(suspended), Zambia, Zimbabwe
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UNITAR
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United Nations
Institute for Training and Research
(established - NA July 1967)
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WEB site -
http://www.unitar.org/
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Aim - to help the UN
become more effective through training and
research.
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Members - (Board of Trustees )- (17)
Argentina, Australia, Austria, Cameroon, Chile,
China, Egypt, France, India, Ireland, Italy, Japan,
Libya, Nigeria, Pakistan, Russia, Switzerland
note - the UN Secretary General can appoint up
to 30 members
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UNU
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United Nations
University (established - 6 December 1973)
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WEB site -
http://www.unu.edu/
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Aim - to conduct research
in development, welfare, and human survival and to
train scholars.
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Members - (38 associated institutes in 33
countries) Argentina, Australia, Austria,
Bangladesh, Brazil, Canada, Chile, China, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Ethiopia, France, Ghana, Guatemala,
Hungary, Iceland, India, Japan, Kenya, South Korea,
Mexico, Netherlands, Nigeria, Philippines, Spain,
Sri Lanka, Sudan, Switzerland, Thailand, Trinidad
and Tobago, UK, US, Venezuela
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UPU
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Universal Postal
Union
(established - 9 October
1874, affiliated with the UN 15 November 1947 /
effective - 1 July 1948)
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WEB site -
http://www.upu.int/
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Aim - to promote
international postal cooperation; a UN specialized
agency.
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Members - (189) Afghanistan, Albania,
Algeria, Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Argentina,
Armenia, Australia, Austria, Azerbaijan, The
Bahamas, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Barbados, Belarus,
Belgium, Belize, Benin, Bhutan, Bolivia, Bosnia and
Herzegovina, Botswana, Brazil, Brunei, Bulgaria,
Burkina Faso, Burma, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon,
Canada, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Chad,
Chile, China, Colombia, Comoros, Democratic
Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Costa
Rica, Cote d'Ivoire, Croatia, Cuba, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Djibouti, Dominica, Dominican
Republic, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Estonia, Ethiopia, Fiji, Finland,
France, Gabon, The Gambia, Georgia, Germany, Ghana,
Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau,
Guyana, Haiti, Holy See, Honduras, Hungary,
Iceland, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Ireland,
Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kenya, Kiribati, North Korea, South Korea, Kuwait,
Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Latvia, Lebanon, Lesotho,
Liberia, Libya, Liechtenstein, Lithuania,
Luxembourg, The Former Yugoslav Republic of
Macedonia, Madagascar, Malawi, Malaysia, Maldives,
Mali, Malta, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mexico,
Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique,
Namibia, Nauru, Nepal, Netherlands, Netherlands
Antilles, NZ, Nicaragua, Niger, Nigeria, Norway,
Oman, Overseas Territories of the UK, Pakistan,
Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru,
Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Qatar, Romania,
Russia, Rwanda, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia,
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San
Marino, Sao Tome and Principe, Saudi Arabia,
Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, Singapore,
Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, Somalia, South
Africa, Spain, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname,
Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Syria, Tajikistan,
Tanzania, Thailand, Togo, Tonga, Trinidad and
Tobago, Tunisia, Turkey, Turkmenistan, Tuvalu,
Uganda, Ukraine, UAE, UK, US, Uruguay, Uzbekistan,
Vanuatu, Venezuela,Vietnam, Yemen, Yugoslavia
(suspended), Zambia, Zimbabwe
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